Fellows Symposium with Joanna Brooks

2022 FELLOWS SYMPOSIUM

APRIL 25, 2022

Bringing it Home: Soul Searching, White Supremacy, and the Academic Humanities

Watch Recording Here

Dr. Joanna Brooks, who holds a Ph.D. in English from the University of California, Los Angeles, is a proud fourth-generation Southern Californian. At San Diego State University, she leads faculty development and student academic support efforts at that large, public, and research-intensive Hispanic-serving Institution of higher education as its Associate Vice President for Faculty Advancement. She is a founder of SDSU’s Digital Humanities Center, its Shared Governance Leadership Institute, and the Inclusive Leadership Initiative. She is also a public intellectual and an award-winning author or editor of ten books on race, religion, gender, social movements, and American culture. She has appeared in global media outlets including the BBC, NPR, the Daily Show, CNN, MSNBC, and the Washington Post. She is an innovator who harnesses digital tools and new technologies to advance the narratives of BiPOC communities. She facilitates “Podcasting the Humanities,” a collaboration with the National Humanities Center and SDSU’s DH Center. YEAR IN REVIEW 2021–2022